Peek Inside TAE Technologies, a Company Pursuing the Ideal Power Source
A startup in California has raised $500 million to chase the elusive dream of fusion power. Is this crazy, or is the company on to something?
Gyrokinetic simulation of driftwave instability in field-reversed configuration
May 2016 | Daniel Fulton | Physics of Plasmas | Paper
Following the recent remarkable progress in magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) stability control in the C-2U advanced beam driven field-reversed configuration (FRC), turbulent transport has become one of the foremost obstacles on the path towards an FRC-based fusion reactor.
Theory and Simulation of High-Performance Beam-Driven FRCs
April 2016 | Sean Dettrick | Sherwood | Presentation
The TAE research program has been successful due to the agility and close interaction between experiment, theory, and engineering groups.
Transport simulations of the C-2 and C-2U Field Reversed Configurations with the Q2D code
April 2016 | Marco Onofri | Sherwood | Poster
The Q2D code is a 2D MHD code, which includes a neutral fluid and separate ion and electron temperatures, coupled with a 3D Monte Carlo code, which is used to calculate source terms due to neutral beams.
The Physics of Plasma-Driven Accelerators and Accelerator-Driven Fusion: The Proceedings of Norman Rostoker Memorial Symposium
The Norman Rostoker Memorial Symposium honored the late Professor Norman Rostoker for his legacy and contributions to TAE Technologies, UC Irvine, and to the field of fusion-powered electricity.